Sofia Chaudhary, MD

Dr. Sofia Chaudhary is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She completed Pediatrics Residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She has completed a Health Policy Scholars Fellowship Program through the Academic Pediatric Association this year. She is on the executive board for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta's Injury Prevention Program (CHIPP), is co-chair for the Violence Prevention Task Force for the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE), and co-PI for the Atlanta Chapter of Injury Free Coalition for Kids. Her research and academic interests are focused on improving the health and well-being of children through injury prevention, specifically firearm injury prevention, and bringing evidence-based preventive interventions to both the bedside and within the community. Her most recent work is focused on primary prevention of pediatric firearm injuries through secure storage and lethal means counseling interventions. She has authored multiple publications looking at the impact of firearm injuries on children and teens.